Examiner Russell Frejd
Grant ratio: 86.5% (88th percentile in Art Unit 3661 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.20. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 72169
- Primary art unit
- 3661
- Work group
- 3660
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 944
- Granted applications
- 817
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-5600
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 37 | 64.4% | 1.79 |
| Group | 454 | 54.1% | 1.86 |
| Tech Center | 2,381 | 46.2% | 2.12 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 4 | 0.4% |
| 1 OA | 791 | 83.8% |
| 2 OAs | 114 | 12.1% |
| 3 OAs | 28 | 3.0% |
| 4 OAs | 7 | 0.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
Each application is counted once. “5+” includes all higher counts.
Grant history
Recent ratios may be lower while applications remain pending.
Yearly counts
| Year | Applications | Grants | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 63 | 57 | 90.5% |
| 2009 | 53 | 49 | 92.5% |
| 2010 | 45 | 39 | 86.7% |
| 2011 | 44 | 43 | 97.7% |
| 2012 | 58 | 53 | 91.4% |
| 2013 | 55 | 48 | 87.3% |
| 2014 | 45 | 42 | 93.3% |
| 2015 | 60 | 51 | 85.0% |
| 2016 | 63 | 55 | 87.3% |
| 2017 | 51 | 49 | 96.1% |
| 2018 | 56 | 54 | 96.4% |
| 2019 | 51 | 45 | 88.2% |
| 2020 | 49 | 41 | 83.7% |
| 2021 | 54 | 50 | 92.6% |
| 2022 | 44 | 39 | 88.6% |
| 2023 | 42 | 41 | 97.6% |
| 2024 | 41 | 38 | 92.7% |
| 2025 | 42 | 23 | 54.8% |
| 2026 | 28 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 940 | 11.2% | 38.0% | 30.0% | 4.4% |
| Action 2 | 149 | 4.7% | 29.5% | 49.7% | 4.0% |
| Action 3 | 35 | 0.0% | 25.7% | 57.1% | 5.7% |
| Action 4 | 7 | 0.0% | 42.9% | 42.9% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
44.6%
16.9%
16.4%
10.9%
9.0%
7.6%
2014: Alice
3.6%
6.8%
1.4%
0.0%
1.6%
2019: PEG
8.9%
3.8%
4.9%
0.0%
8.5%
2024: AI examples
6.7%
2025: August memo
10.6%
6.7%
Each bar is the percentage of office actions with a §101 rejection.
PTAB appeals
No PTAB decisions could be matched to this examiner.
Older and transferred applications may not have a reliable examiner match. Data through Aug. 27, 2026.